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Town · Census 2011 · code 803237

Magadi population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Karnataka, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population27,605people
Households6,637PCA households
Literacy rate77.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,60513,79813,807
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9991,5101,489
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,15810,1758,983
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.86%82.8%72.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,3301,6261,704
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople825418407
Total workersCensus workers11,3158,1303,185
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.99%58.92%23.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,9097,2122,697
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,406918488
Non-workerspeople16,2905,66810,622

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25506; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,637 households and 27,605 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.86% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.8% for males and 72.93% for females.
  • Of 11,315 workers, 87.57% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators70119
Agricultural labourers421217
Household industry workers903265
Other workers7,884905

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Magadi (TMC)5840560527,605

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.